From the ridiculous to the sublime

[Sid Rixon IV]

Late Monday evening I posted on "Ask the experts" in the "Shanks" thread

I opened with "Right - I'm 28 HC and been breaking 100 recently (3 times) and getting confident about improving - recently scored 38 points."
I went on to describe a comp on Saturday in which I scored 5 points on the first two holes but later managed to go 12 consecutive holes without a point.
By hole 3 I'd started to shank my way all over the course looking as though I'd never played before.
If I didn't shank I topped or took early divots.
I couldn't hit the ball and if I did I often lost it.
I simply had a meltdown.
I scored 10 points and went home totally dispirited.
A year ago it would have destroyed me.

I'd also had to play in a comp Monday - too late to cancel and dreaded it.
I started off just as badly for a few holes but managed to pull myself together mentally and gave a reasonable account of myself here and there.

Yesterday was a weekly roll up and on waking I felt so sick at the thought I decided not to show.
I watched a few YTubes on shanking and other faults and by midday was telling myself to "Put up or shut up and stop whinging"
I showed up. As I teed off with three others I still felt sick about my Saturday meltdown but had vowed not to think about it

I'll cut to the chase - my partner and I walked off the 15th as winners and after 18 holes I'd shot 91.
My previous best was 96.
My head was swimming with elation.

As my Pro said when he heard about both results "Yep, it's a funny old game"

 

[lyden]

As you get better the margins between a good day and a bad day get tighter but they'll always be a shocker lurking. I remember my good rounds the bad are a distant memory.....that's golf.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

I remember my good rounds the bad are a distant memory.....that's golf.

I'll never forget Saturday
I'll always remember Tuesday

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Enjoy the PB and forget the previous round. The s****s will still be in there and even the odd tour prop chucks one in every now and again. Think Poulter had two at the Masters the other year. Enjoy the feeling of playing well and know that you can do it. I assume if it was a comp there is a cut coming and you're no longer off 28 which is perhaps the cherry on the icing on the cake

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Enjoy the PB and forget the previous round. The s****s will still be in there and even the odd tour prop chucks one in every now and again. Think Poulter had two at the Masters the other year. Enjoy the feeling of playing well and know that you can do it. I assume if it was a comp there is a cut coming and you're no longer off 28 which is perhaps the cherry on the icing on the cake

Not a comp Homer, just a "roll up" or whatever others call them so it doesn't count
I try and mark a card whenever I can and afterward, as I was so surprised, I got my partner to scrutinise and agree it.
So it's only for my record and means nothing.
However, the 10 points from Saturday counts.
It really is frustrating.